--- title: "Smoking at Kutaisi Airport – KUT" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/georgia/kut-smoking-at-kutaisi-airport/" language: "en-us" description: "Smoke outdoors at Kutaisi International Airport (KUT), landside outside the terminal; the airport has not published an after-security smoking option." lastmod: "2026-09-25T00:00:00Z" --- # Smoking at Kutaisi Airport – KUT Yes, you can smoke at **Kutaisi International Airport (KUT)** — outdoors, landside, outside the terminal building. Kutaisi Airport has not published details of an after-security smoking option on its own site, so treat the terminal interior as smoke-free once you’re through the doors. Kutaisi International — officially David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport — is Georgia’s second-busiest airport, state-operated, and its passenger-facing website is still filling in some of the detail that older Georgian airports publish, including a dedicated smoking-area page. ## Landside — Outside the Terminal The option at Kutaisi is outdoors, outside the terminal building. Georgia’s tobacco-control law bans smoking in “buildings and other structures,” so open-air ground outside the terminal falls outside that ban; it’s the only smoking arrangement the airport itself documents. Use it before you check in, or after collecting your bags on arrival. ## After Security Kutaisi Airport’s site does not name or locate a smoking area on the secure side of the terminal, unlike its sister airports in Georgia. Georgian law exempts the transit zones of airports from the indoor-smoking ban, which is why Tbilisi maintains enclosed airside smoking booths; Kutaisi has not published whether it runs an equivalent facility, so departing and transiting passengers should plan on the landside option before they clear security. ## Vaping Georgia’s tobacco-control law treats e-cigarettes and heated tobacco the same as cigarettes, banned everywhere smoking is banned. Vaping is therefore confined to the same outdoor ground outside the terminal; the check-in hall and departure areas are vape-free. ## Summary | Area | Smoking | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Terminal interior (general) | No | Smoke-free throughout | | After security / airside | Not published | The airport does not document an after-security smoking option | | Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Open air outside the terminal; not restricted by the indoor-smoking law | | Vaping | Same as smoking | Outdoors, outside the terminal | If you’re connecting through the capital, [Tbilisi Airport’s enclosed airside smoking booths](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/georgia/tbs-smoking-at-tbilisi-airport/) are a post-security option Kutaisi doesn’t document. For Georgia’s national airport smoking rules and the airport transit-zone exemption, see our [Georgia airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/georgia/). ## Useful Links [Kutaisi International Airport (official)](https://kutaisi.aero/en) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Are there smoking areas at Kutaisi International Airport (KUT)? Yes — outdoors, landside, outside the terminal building; Georgian law’s indoor-smoking ban only covers buildings and structures, so open-air smoking there is unrestricted. Kutaisi Airport has not published a dedicated smoking-area page or an after-security smoking option on its own site, so treat the terminal interior as smoke-free once you’re inside. ### Is there a smoking area after security at Kutaisi Airport? Kutaisi Airport does not publish information about an after-security smoking area on its own site. The option it does document is landside, outdoors, before you clear security. ### Where can I smoke at Kutaisi Airport? Outdoors, outside the terminal building, before you check in or after you collect your bags on arrival. ### Can you vape at Kutaisi Airport? Vaping follows the same rule as smoking at KUT: outdoors, outside the terminal. Georgia’s tobacco-control law treats e-cigarettes and heated tobacco the same as cigarettes, so the terminal interior is vape-free. ### Is smoking allowed inside the terminal at Kutaisi Airport? Smoking inside the terminal building is not published as an option at Kutaisi. The option that is documented is outdoors, outside the terminal, and the check-in and departure halls stay smoke-free. ### Does Georgia's airport transit-zone smoking exemption apply at Kutaisi Airport? Georgian law exempts the transit zones of airports from its indoor-smoking ban, which is why Tbilisi keeps enclosed airside smoking booths. Kutaisi Airport has not published whether it operates an equivalent airside facility, so plan on the outdoor, landside option that the airport does document.